I believe you are correct Disco, but there is one thing that i have to add to that and that is it depends which state that you are in. In Minnesota for example there are only three levels of certification Hazmat Awarness, Hazmat Operations, and Hazmat Technican. As far as i know there is not a certification for Incident comander, they just say that the most experienced Technican should be in charge or standing beside the IC making decisions with him.

what kind of civillian jobs can you get with a technician cert? i have my awarness and ops but would like to take my technician class not only for the fire service and to better my resume for a paid dept. but theres some carreer opourtunities with the technician one isnt there?